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Russia’s battlefield edge weakens as Ukraine retakes more territory, ISW finds

Multiple sources point to declining Russian combat effectiveness on the battlefield, even though they use different mapping methods to assess territorial gains and losses, the Institute for the Study of War said in its June 6 report.

7 June, 03:22 PM

Russia’s slow advance comes at soaring cost as Ukraine intensifies drone strikes

Ukraine’s Defense Forces have sharply increased the monthly number of Russian troops killed or seriously wounded, Defense Minister Mykhailo Fedorov told journalists at a briefing.

21 May, 04:05 PM

Kremlin faces growing manpower strain as Russian battlefield losses mount

Ukraine’s General Staff says Russia is struggling with a growing manpower shortage as battlefield losses increasingly match or exceed the number of new contract recruits Moscow brings in, Lt. Gen. Andrii Hnatov told the Report news agency.

15 May, 03:07 PM

Russia loses another 1,130 troops in Ukraine — General Staff

Russia lost approximately 1,130 troops over the past 24 hours in its full-scale war against Ukraine, according to the latest update from the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine published on May 13.

13 May, 12:28 PM

Ukrainian forces hit drone centers and air defense systems in Russia-held areas

Ukraine’s Armed Forces carried out successful strikes on multiple Russian military targets, the General Staff said on April 29.

29 April, 07:01 PM

Russia confirms general killed in An-26 crash in occupied Crimea

Murmansk Oblast Governor Andrei Chibis confirmed that Lt. Gen. Alexander Otroshchenko was among those killed when an An-26 military transport plane crashed in occupied Crimea on March 31, Russian propaganda agency Interfax reported on April 6.

6 April, 02:55 PM

Russian Su-30 crashes in occupied Crimea during training flight, crew ejects

A Russian Su-30 fighter jet crashed in occupied Crimea, Russian media reported on Friday, April 3, citing Russia’s Defense Ministry.

3 April, 04:43 PM

1,5k Russian troops eliminated in single day of fighting - General Staff

The Russian army lost approximately 1,520 soldiers in Ukraine over the past day, bringing the total number of Russian troops killed and wounded since the beginning of the full-scale invasion to 1,284,090, General Staff reported on March 19.

19 March, 10:11 AM

Ukraine destroys four Russian air defense systems and a ship in latest strikes

Ukraine destroyed one Russian ship, four air defense systems, two MLRS, and about 750 soldiers over the past day, AFU General Staff reported on March 9.

9 March, 09:55 AM

Putin doubles down on war despite mounting losses and stalled gains — Politico

Four years after launching the full-scale invasion of Ukraine, Russian dictator Vladimir Putin has little to show for the cost — yet he continues the war, betting that time will shift the balance in his favor, Politico columnist Jamie Dettmer wrote on Feb. 24.

24 February, 04:21 PM

Kremlin uses fake job ads to lure Russians into frontline slaughter

Russia has begun using a deceptive new tactic to lure its citizens into the war against Ukraine, advertising nonexistent "peacekeeper" positions to trick civilians into signing military contracts, Vyorstka independent news outlet reported on Feb. 24.

24 February, 02:25 PM

Putin prepares secret rolling draft amid failing economy

Russian dictator Vladimir Putin is preparing for a limited, rolling draft of reservists to compensate for heavy enemy losses in Ukraine without declaring full mobilization, the Institute for the Study of War (ISW) wrote on Feb. 18.

19 February, 09:51 AM

Russian losses in Ukraine outpace recruitment

Russia’s frontline losses in January exceeded its ability to replenish forces by roughly 9,000 troops, signalling progress for Ukraine’s ambition to inflict heavier damage on the battlefield, Bloomberg reported on Feb. 11, citing Western officials familiar with the estimates.

12 February, 09:49 AM

Ukrainian Vampire drone leads 2025 battlefield strikes with 2.5 million missions

Ukraine’s Vampire combat drone, also known as Baba Yaga, was the most lethal strike platform on the battlefield in 2025, outperforming all other bomber-class drones in attacks on Russian forces, according to data unveiled at the Army of Drones 2025 event.

30 January, 11:22 AM

Russia bled 30,000 soldiers in December 2025 — NATO

Russia’s army suffered catastrophic battlefield losses in its war against Ukraine in December 2025 — up to 1,000 soldiers killed every day, NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte said on Jan. 21.

22 January, 09:47 AM

Ukrainian forces tighten control as Russia loses grip on Kupiansk

Russian occupying forces are losing control of Kupiansk in Ukraine’s Kharkiv region and will be unable to restore access to the city within the timeframe they need, Ukrainian military spokesperson Viktor Trehubov said on Jan. 10.

11 January, 12:40 PM

Russia speeds up advances in 2025, but pays brutal price — ISW

Russia pushed forward at a faster pace in 2025, but the gains came with heavy losses and no strategic payoff, the Institute for the Study of War (ISW) wrote on Dec. 31.

1 January, 01:07 PM

Pokrovsk holds as Russian infantry takes heavy casualties in urban combat

Russian forces have been halted in key areas of Pokrovsk and are now bogged down in brutal urban fighting, suffering heavy losses as they try to push forward, according to Yevhen Laseychuk, commander of Ukraine’s 7th Rapid Response Corps of the Air Assault Forces.

22 December 2025, 03:51 PM

Zelenskyy: Russia losing up to 30,000 troops killed each month in Ukraine war

Russia is losing nearly 30,000 soldiers killed each month in the war Moscow has launched against Ukraine, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on Dec. 16 while addressing the House of Representatives and the Senate of the Dutch Parliament.

16 December 2025, 03:41 PM

Russia losing troops five times faster than Ukraine despite manpower gap

Russia’s major summer offensive in Ukraine failed to deliver the territorial gains the Kremlin hoped for, despite record numbers of mobilized troops and months of sustained assaults. Territorial advances remain minimal, while losses are enormous, The Economist reported on Oct. 17.

18 October 2025, 07:30 PM

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